New Opals captain Lauren Jackson is prepared to jeopardise her place in the Commonwealth Games to push the Canberra Capitals to the Women’s National Basketball League championship at Dandenong.
Jackson, 24, regarded as the world’s best player, is not fully fit after missing 16 games because of a shin stress fracture - she has barely trained […]
Lauren Jackson will captain the Australian women’s basketball team when the sport makes its Commonwealth Games debut in Melbourne while Sydney point guard CJ Bruton has been appointed skipper of the men’s team.
Both teams will be strong favourites to win gold medals in Melbourne.
Men
CJ Bruton (c), Brad Davidson, Russell Hinder, Jacob Holmes, Luke Kendall, Sam […]
New Zealand’s women’s basketball team, the Tall Ferns, will travel to Cuba for 4 or 5 games as part of their preparations for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
The Cuban’s, ranked #5 in the world, will provide the Tall Ferns with a good work out prior to the competition in Melbourne.
The Tall Ferns finished eighth […]
Malta’s women’s basketball team will be one team to watch at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne after they finished third at the FIBA Promotion Cup in Andorra in July 2004. The team lost only one game throughout the competition, helping them to reach the goals set prior to the event.
Malta will play New Zealand, […]
As the Australian Women’s Basketball squad was cut to 19, former Lady Braves star Deanna Smith was told she was no longer required by team coach Jan Stirling along with Rohanee Cox, Desiree Glaubitz and Kathleen MacLeod.
Those making the cut were Tully Bevilaqua (Canberra), Erin Phillips (Adelaide), Sam Richards (Dandenong), Belinda Snell (Sydney Uni), Jenni […]
Melbourne Commonwealth Games: Basketball: Women’s: Review, Results and Medalists
The Women’s event is part of the Basketball discipline
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners for the Women’s event will be announced below as results come to hand from Melbourne.
Keep up to date with all the latest Women’s news, information and results as well as all the […]
Melbourne Commonwealth Games: Basketball: Women’s: Review, Results and Medalists
The Women’s event is part of the Basketball discipline
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners for the Women’s event will be announced below as results come to hand from Melbourne.
Keep up to date with all the latest Women’s news, information and results as well as all the […]